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money won is twice as sweet as money earned

money won is twice as sweet as money earned proverb: it is more enjoyable to obtain money by gambling than to obtain it by working.

Proverb

money won is twice as sweet as money earned

  1. It is more enjoyable to obtain money by gambling than to obtain it by working.

Origin of money won is twice as sweet as money earned

From a line spoken by Paul Newman (as Eddie Folson) in the 1986 film The Color of Money.

Questions about money won is twice as sweet as money earned

What does money won is twice as sweet as money earned mean?
Money won is twice as sweet as money earned means it is more enjoyable to obtain money by gambling than to obtain it by working.
What part of speech is money won is twice as sweet as money earned?
Money won is twice as sweet as money earned is a proverb.

Words near money won is twice as sweet as money earned in the dictionary

  1. money talks, bullshit walks
  2. money talks, wealth whispers
  3. money to burn
  4. money tree
  5. money trees
  6. money won is twice as sweet as money earned
  7. money's worth
  8. money-box
  9. money-boxes
  10. money-changer
  11. money-changers

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